[3] Morris began his writing career in 1988 as part of the (now defunct) Enterprise Allowance Scheme,[4] which was at that time paying claimants £30 a week to be self-employed.
His first novel, Toady, was published in 1989 (re-titled The Horror Club, and its text shortened by one-third for the US market) and several further books followed: Stitch, The Immaculate, The Secret of Anatomy, Mr Bad Face, Longbarrow, Genesis and Nowhere Near an Angel.
In addition to his major works, Morris has published, as chapbooks, the novellas The Dogs[5] (for Barrington Stoke, an imprint for 'reluctant readers') and The Uglimen.
Morris": Fiddleback (which was renamed The Lonely Places and had a slightly longer epilogue for the US market, which the author claims was "in order to (quote from US editor): 'clarify matters for a US readership.
He has also written Doctor Who-related audio plays for Big Finish Productions including False Gods, Plague of the Daleks, House of Blue Fire, Moonflesh and The Necropolis Express[10] for the Jago and Litefoot spin-off series.